Smoking should be banned because it not only causes terrible pollution, but is a health problem that can cost the government a lot of money in health care costs.

Everyone has seen a person blow their blue smoke into the air creating a horrible smell. The smoke that they produce contains harmful VOC's, or Volatile Organic Compounds, that can destroy our atmosphere and cause ground level ozone, smog, and acid rain. But wait, pollution doesn't stop there! We've all seen the butts on the ground that people leave there to sit. the truth is, the filters in a cigarette, do not decompose. Over time, these will build up on our sidewalks and streets, until they are kicked into a storm drain headed for the local river or lake.

Not only is smoking a concern to our planet, but it is a concern to our health. Second hand smoke kills 42,000 non smokers every year. And because the smokers were the ones who were smoking, that group as a whole has committed millions of murders since 1990. This will cost the nation millions in health care costs to heal these smoke ridden humans. Hundreds of diseases are caused by smoking, including 30 different types of cancer, emphysema, and coronary heart disease.

You also have to consider all of the drugs that are smoked. These drugs would be less used, because you could not smoke them in public places.

Really, we have to see that this is where things are headed anyway. Smoking is bad, we know that. Why let it continue?